The adequacy of nutrients intakes among persons with metabolic syndrome : case-control study

الملخص EN

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has increased significantly throughout the worldwide.

Published literature has focused on nutrient intake along with MetS to identify core reasons behind it.

This study aimed to assess the adequacy of nutrients intakes among Egyptian MetS patients.

This is a cross-sectional, case-control study and randomly recruited 458 adult subjects (228 MetS and 230 controls) and aged 25 to 60 years.

A special form were used for collecting data about socioeconomic status, lifestyle, health history, anthropomorphic measurements biochemical parameters, and nutrients intakes.

The majority of control and MetS groups were from urban areas, and about one-third of all subjects were male.

Sedentary lifestyles were predominant, as 86.8% and 67.8% of the MetS and control subjects didn't practice any sport.

Different degrees of obesity was prevalent among 75.2% of control and 97.8% of MetS subjects.

However, morbid obesity was prevalent among 24.6% of the MetS subjects and none of the control subjects.

All blood biomarkers among the MetS group exceeded the reference values and were significantly higher than the values of control subjects.

Most of the MetS and control subjects failed to satisfy 50% of their requirements from potassium, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin C.

Moreover, most MetS subjects failed to satisfy 50% of their requirements from carbohydrates, calories, and protein.

Most of MetS and control subjects satisfied more than 100% of requirements from vitamin A, riboflavin, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and copper.

In conclusion, MetS subjects had an evident deficiency of essential nutrients especially calories, carbohydrates, protein, calcium, and vitamin C.